infrared 16, 21 N R

insolation 33, 41, 170

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natural stone 100 rain 60
installed PV capacity 11
natural ventilation 117, 154 rain penetration 70
intensity of radiation 30
net-zero carbon 156 rainscreen 45, 46, 70, 72, 150, 163
interlayer 28, 109
nickel sulphide (NiS) 59 rainwater 131
internal seals 57
night cooling 117 refurbishment 70, 163
inverter 37, 60, 81, 168, 170
nominal operating cell temperature remediation 70
ironmongery 53
(NOCT) 30, 40 renewable energy 10
irradiance 33
non-combustible insulation 57 replacement 59, 74, 104, 133
J non-optimal orientations 34 residential buildings 56, 150
― Northumberland Building 73, 164 resin 23, 29, 109
jointing 54 n-type 16 resistance losses 19
Jubilee Campus 134 roof-mounted 10, 51
junction box 25, 60 O
― roof system 9
K Odersun Solar Circles 146
― off-grid 10
S
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K2 apartments 152 office building 56 safety 58, 59
L
off-the-shelf solar modules 73 scaffolding 49
― orientation 33, 170 sealants 53
laminated glass 59 outdoor-indoor transmission class seismic forces 44, 48, 54
laminated glass modules 84 (OITC) 57 self-shadowing 46
laminated safety glass (LSG) 23 overcladding 73, 78 semiconductor materials 16
latitude 170 overhead cables 39 semi-transparent PV 27, 126
lay-on systems 11, 51 overhead glazing 59 series strings 37
life expectancy 24 overheating 39, 56, 154, 158 serviceability limit state 54
light emitting diode (LED) 82, 84, 85 overshadowing 35, 63 shading 45, 60, 62, 158, 166, 170
light-filtering 27 shading device 117, 122, 150
P
load-bearing masonry 46 ― shadow box 100, 131
loads 44 passive solar design 152 shadow losses 19
logging errors 60 perforations 27, 93, 133 shaft box ventilated façade 120
louvres 46, 62 performance 41, 53, 168 silicone 16, 21, 55
low-energy thermal performance 156 phosphorus 16 single crystal 18
low-rise building 49 photoelectric process 16 single-leaf solid wall 47
photovoltaic 10 skylight 130, 140
M smoke seal 57
― planning authority 78
maintenance 58, 59, 60, 74, 80, 133 planning regulation 163 snow loads 54
Manchester College of Art & plug-and-socket 60 soiling 60
Technology 75 polycarbonate plexi-glass 29 solar energy transmission 56
mast climber 80 polycrystalline cells 109, 110 solar factor 56
material failure 59 polycrystalline silicon 19 solar gains 46, 56
maximum power point tracker polyethylene terephthalate (PET) 23 solar heat gains 44
(MPPT) 37 polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) 23 solar hot water 154
measured output 170 polyvinyl butyral (PVB) 23 solar radiation 56
mechanical ventilation 119 polyvinyl fluoride (PVF) 23 Solar shade control act 36
metal contacts 16 Pompeu Fabra Bibiliothek 124 solar spectrum 16
metal facing 101 post-and-rail construction 49 solar thermal panels 158
metallisation grid 19 powder coating 52 solar water heater 40
micro-wind turbine 158 power output 81 sound insulation 57
mismatch losses 37 prefabricated façades 50 sound transmission class 57
mock-up 55 pressure caps 102 space heating 56
module efficiency 21 pressure equalisation 55, 72, 80, 101, specific yield 30, 42, 170
moisture barrier 47 131 spectral distribution 30
monocrystalline silicon 18 pressure plate 102, 109 spider clamp support system 85
mortar 46 procurement 52 stack effect 118
mosaic tesserae 76 proprietary tiles 150 stand-alone systems 10, 15
moveable blinds 62 p-type 16 standard test conditions (STC) 30
mullions 49 PV 10 STC 30, 57
mullion-transom stick system 49 PV array 15 stick-curtain wall 131
multi-coloured polycrystalline 28 PV cell 15 stick-system 45, 48, 122, 150, 163
multicrystalline silicon 19 PV inverter 15, 22 stiffness 54
multi-storey buildings 104 PV module 22 stone facing 101
museum 138 PV modules 15 string 37, 81
PV panel 15, 22 string inverter 38

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